September 11, 2023

Estate planning in South Africa: Essential questions answered

Estate planning is a critical part of financial planning, yet it often gets overlooked. This process involves drafting a will, assigning assets to beneficiaries, and understanding […]
September 11, 2023

Compliance certificates required when selling a property

There is a duty on the Seller when selling an immovable property to provide certain certificates of compliance to the Purchaser. There are five compliance certificates […]
February 26, 2023

Vacational Ownership:
Dream or Nightmare for Time-Share Buyers

This article broadly looks at property time-share and the legislation regulating it. The problems and complaints by consumers trapped in the empty and misleading promises advertised […]
November 17, 2022

Distributing retirement fund death benefits

Step 1: Identifying and tracing dependents Section 37C of the Pension Funds Act places a clear and onerous duty on the board of trustees to determine […]
November 17, 2022

Parenting coordinators and their decision-making powers

The practice which has evolved is that divorcing parties agree to the appointment of a parenting coordinator who is tasked with mediating parenting disputes between the […]
November 17, 2022

I can no longer afford to pay maintenance, what should I do?

Many of us are still recovering from the harsh effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of us are faced with the issue of not being able […]
November 17, 2022

When your tenant ‘does a duck’

Tips for landlords when their tenant does a disappearing act Everyone who has let out property knows that sickening feeling when you find out that your […]
September 28, 2022

Grandparents’ rights over their grandchildren

There can be no doubt that grandparents, more often than not, are intimately involved in their grandchildren’s lives and upbringing, and they provide care. But what […]
September 28, 2022

Lenders of money are not all ‘money lenders’

Taxpayers’ actions need to back up what they claim to be. In many groups of companies, intra-group loans make sense as a way of funding the […]
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